PADUCAH - Ray Taliaferro, an outspoken liberal
who from 1977 through 2011 hosted an overnight talk radio program in
San Francisco, has been found dead in Paducah.

According to the Paducah Police Department, two teenagers found Taliaferro's body Sunday afternoon in a wooded area behind Brooks
Stadium. Further details surrounding his death are not clear at this time. More details will reportedly be released following an autopsy, which is pending.

Taliaferro, 79, was
reported missing Nov. 10, according to the Massac County Sheriff's
Department.

His son released the following statement confirming his death:

"It
is with great sadness that the Taliaferro family has to announce the
passing of Ray Taliaferro. His body was found in Paducah, Kentucky in
a wooded area approximately a mile from where he was last seen. The
family appreciates the support and help we received in our search for
Ray. This is a devastating ending to our search for him over these
past weeks. The family is in the process of working with the police
to learn the matters surrounding his death. At this time, we are
processing this turn of events and ask for privacy as we work through
our loss."

Before he went missing, the onetime San
Francisco radio host had last been seen in Paducah on Nov. 10. A
flier put out by the Paducah Police Department stated that "Ray
was last seen talking with the manager of the Mellow Mushroom pizza
restaurant in Paducah. He may be experiencing disorientation and
signs of dementia."

Taliaferro has a long professional
resume, which includes leading the San Francisco chapter of the
NAACP. He also is credited as being the first Black talk-show host in
a major market radio station (New York City) and being named San
Francisco's first Black member of the Arts Commission.

Anyone
with info about his death or disappearance is asked to contact the
Massac County Sheriff's Department at 618-524-2912 or the Paducah
Police Department at 270-444-8550.